Join as Eviliv3 reviews the @HBO series The Last of Us, Season Two, Episode One, Future Days. You can find the official website here: https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us and learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_season_2
Show Notes
Intro
Welcome to Eviliv3, the live media commentary show that answers the question, why can’t the infected target bigots? Subscribe if you’re new to the channel, because today we are reviewing HBO’s The Last of Us Season Two, Episode One, Future Days.
Discussion
- Series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann
- Score by Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming
- Part II is expected to span multiple seasons
- Mazin does not want the series to overtake the games
- The series was renewed for a third season on April 9, 2025, before the second premiered.
- Episode
- Director: Craig Mazin
- Writer: Craig Mazin
- Aired: April 13, 2025
- Synopsis
- Five years after Joel kills several Fireflies at a hospital and rescues Ellie, they live in Jackson, Wyoming, but their relationship has become strained.
- Joel’s psychotherapist Gail admits her resentment toward him for killing her husband Eugene, while Joel expresses his sadness concerning Ellie and confesses that he saved her, though he omits the murders.
- On patrol, Ellie and Dina find an infected nest in a supermarket, and Ellie kills a new type of infected that silently stalks her.
- Ellie and Dina kiss at a party, prompting a homophobic slur from bar owner Seth;
- after Joel attacks him, an angered Ellie tells Joel she does not need his help, and he leaves.
- Infected tendrils begin to enter Jackson through a broken pipe as Abby and her friends—who have all sworn to kill Joel for the hospital massacre—observe the town from afar.
- Cast
- Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller
- Bella Ramsey as Ellie
- Gabriel Luna as Tommy
- Isabela Merced as Dina
- Young Mazino as Jesse
- Guest Appearance
- Kaitlyn Dever as Abby
- Rutina Wesley as Maria
- Robert John Burke as Seth
- Spencer Lord as Owen
- Tati Gabrielle as Nora
- Ariela Barer as Mel
- Danny Ramirez as Manny
- Ezra Agbonkhese as Benjamin
- Finn Higgins as Caleb
- Noah Lamanna as Kat
- Catherine O’Hara as Gail
Outro
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